Benitez considers leaving Liverpool
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Benitez is calling for more money
Rafa Benitez will deliver a stark ultimatum to his Liverpool bosses after becoming exasperated with their refusal to sanction his January transfer plans. After several failed attempts to clarify how much he has to spend, a frustrated Benitez is ready to tell George Gillett and Tom Hicks to dig deep or consider whether they should start looking for a new manager.
Liverpool's co-owners will sit down with Benitez when they visit Anfield for the December 16 showdown with Manchester United and it promises to be as fiery off the pitch as on it after the manager made little secret yesterday of the rift that has developed in recent weeks.
With a £6million pay- off written into his contract in the event of the sack, Benitez is unlikely to quit. But he could test the patience of Hicks and Gillett to the point where they decide to act, if he is anything like as tetchy as at a Melwood press conference yesterday to preview tomorrow's game at Newcastle.
Matters came to a head earlier this week when the Americans deferred an answer on Benitez's spending power until next month's meeting and urged him to 'concentrate on coaching the team' in the meantime. Riled at what he sees as another example of their dragging their heels, a monosyllabic Benitez straight-batted any mention of Newcastle or England's Euro 2008 demise by saying: 'I can only focus on training and coaching my team.'
He even resorted to using the England vacancy to exert more pressure on his bosses by claiming he might have an interest in succeeding Steve McClaren. Asked if he should be taken seriously, he replied, enigmatically: 'It is your decision. You never know what might happen in the future. Yes, I am being serious.'
He is anxious for confirmation he can complete the £17m signing of on-loan midfielder Javier Mascherano and is looking for a further £18m to add Racing Santander's Argentina centre back Ezequiel Garay and Heerenveen's Brazil striker Afonso Alves to his squad.
Although he spent around £45m in the summer on Fernando Torres, Ryan Babel and Yossi Benayoun, he has become increasingly impatient over a lack of communication from owners in the past two months. Hicks and Gillett were dismayed by his post-Champions League Final outburst last May, when he accused them of 'all talk and no action', and they appear just as put out by his latest agitating after issuing a statement reiterating that they will not be browbeaten into parting with more funds.
Ominously for Benitez, there was a strong hint that his plea for cash could hinge on Liverpool's Champions League fate, with victory over Porto (home) and Marseille (away) needed if they are to reach the knockout stages. The Americans are trying to juggle huge sums as they decide on how much should go on a new stadium and commercial activities and how much towards transfers. -
after all the mess he created
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and after all the money he has spent since coming on boardOriginally posted by anhydrouscoppersulphate:after all the mess he created 
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Actually the only problem with Ah Ben is that he is too stubborn.
He is actually recruiting a lot of youth players that can be the backbone of Liverpool.
The sianz thing is that the youngsters will take a while before they can play 1st team soccer.
As for team selection, Ah Ben is seriously needing a coach that can bond with the players as the players dun seem to be very close to him as compared to Jose.
It will take a few season for ah ben to develop the shrewdness and sharpness of Alex and Wenger as Liverpool is too burdened by its past glory.
Although I cannot tahan his ultra-kiaseeness, I dun agreed that Ah ben have created a mess.
The players also have to responsible for playing bad, with inclusion of stevie.
But, I guess he will push the american owners to sack him if they dun listen to his demand.
If the players want to sabo him, just lose the remaining two CL matches. -
Hicks shut it Benitez
LIVERPOOL chief Tom Hicks has told Rafa Benitez to shut it. Co-owner Hicks has fuelled their war of words by telling the Reds boss to "quit talking about new players". The American backer and the Spanish manager have been involved in a bust-up over the club's January transfer policy.
Benitez is desperate to sign Argentina defender Esequiel Garay and Brazilian striker Afonso Alves. But Hicks and George Gillett have refused to back their boss with funds for the deals. Dallas-based businessman Hicks revealed the Liverpool board would not commit any money to transfers until they see an improvement in the team's performances.
Hicks raged: “We now have some crucial games coming up and we want to see if we can win these games with the players we have. “This was the message we gave to Rafa recently and I think he must have grown a bit frustrated about this. “We told him to concentrate on the games coming up and nothing else and I guess he didn’t like that. "It is really time for Rafa to quit talking about new players and to coach the players we have.”
Benitez was involved in a bizarre exchange with the media yesterday when he gave the same response to almost every question at his weekly briefing. The Spaniard repeatedly answered: "As always I am focused on training and coaching my team." Benitez has been frustrated by Hicks and Gillett's refusal to back him recently and is poised to give the duo a "back me or sack me" ultimatum. -
y he still wana buy more players le...
cant he use those youngsters tat he bought when needed.. -
last week he say he don wanna go
now he say he wanna go...
all fake story -
becoming another jose and roman?
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he think liverpool like chelsea.
seriously i think the new owners have been generous enough this season.
another 30m for the Jan transfer window will be too excessive. -
maybe this is an exit strategy for rafa?
but while LFC's owners are demanding immediate results, rafa's been trying to create a superteam.. something like what arsene has done, only with more mature players.. -
rafa won liverpool the champ league and also beat jose mourinho many times. He is the real special one.
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i think they should just give him money to secure mascherano.
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When managers start grumbling publicly, it usually means they are ready to leave.
Give him a few more weeks and he will suddenly announce he is leaving. -
did anyone see today's new paper. rafa keep repeating same line over and over
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He want Fernado Torres for 27 million pound,they bought for him..
What I think the chairman is quite generous in my opinion.
WHat the chairman says is also quite true. Do the best with what u currently have.
Btw,these top managers also pay the prize when they call for big signing and fail to deliver... -
he is always asking for more money for new players.
he signed a lot of players that are sub-standard. -
he stands to pocket 6 million if sacked.Originally posted by anhydrouscoppersulphate:did anyone see today's new paper. rafa keep repeating same line over and over -
that's 17 million pounds!Originally posted by kopiosatu:i think they should just give him money to secure mascherano.
that's about it. -
I think he has spent too much on players...and his rotating policy sucks. He thinks he' playing FM ah??? First and Second XI??
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Later Rafa say he play FM, dun tio stun.Originally posted by deathscythe99:I think he has spent too much on players...and his rotating policy sucks. He thinks he' playing FM ah??? First and Second XI?? -
pls la.. win 1 champion league beat jose mourinho = special 1? liverpool lose to so many teams.. they r even special den benitez?? and mourinho win all english trophies in 3yrs.. did benitez did that?? at least mourinho haf great achievment in the epl..Originally posted by HyuugaNeji:rafa won liverpool the champ league and also beat jose mourinho many times. He is the real special one. -
only team that can handle him is Chelsea, endless supply of money..
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If it isnt media sheit, i think its an exit strategy.
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really stubborn like a small kid...
he want handsome boy, Papa Hicks give him Torres..
he want ugly players, Papa Hicks give him Mascherano
he want black players, Papa Hicks give him Babel..
what else he want
Singapore players ah?